negative influences of hip-hop.” Pittsburgh Post- Gazette on the Web. 13 June. 2008. 29 May. 2012. http://www.post- gazette.com/stories/sectionfront/life/researcher-cites-negative-influences-of-hip- hop-398214/ Shakur‚ Tupac. “Changes.” Greatest Hits. Interscope Records‚ 1992. CD. Shakur‚ Tupac. “Keep Ya Head Up” Greatest Hits. Interscope Records‚ 1992. CD. Watkins‚ Craig. Hip hop Matters : politics‚ pop culture‚ and the struggle for the soul of a movement. Boston: Beacon Press‚ 2005. Print
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Is Hip-Hop/Rap Poetry? Over the past several years‚ hip-hop’s/music standing has been tumbling. Criticizers of the genre often arguably point at the extreme cursing‚ degradation of women‚ and adoration of the "gangsta" lifestyle as major flaw in rap songwriting. However‚ it is important that these characteristics only describe a small section of hip-hop. Most rap songs are actually very poetic‚ as they feature the rhythms and verses‚ poetic devices‚ and themes that are crucial elements of traditional
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My love for music began in middle school. At that time‚ I was socially awkward with very few friends. To compensate‚ I buried myself in music. My dedication led to many honors and admiration from my peers. However‚ when I got to high school‚ my relationship with music fundamentally changed. The arrival of an overly demanding teacher coupled with a long episode of depression robbed me of my passion to play. As time progressed‚ the pain I felt became too much to bear‚ and I became desperate for an
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Some very influential musical artists/bands were Tupac Shakur and also Nirvana. Tupac showed “electric lyrics and controversial statements on inner-city life.” He also managed to write a number one album while in prison (Tucker). The band Nirvana “kicked off the alternative rock culture of the 1990’s.” One of their most
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Family Therapy 28 (2000): 117-32. Web. 5 Oct. 2012. "Teen Gang Involvement - Teen Violence." Teen Gang Involvement - Teen Violence. N.p.‚ 2012. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-violence/teen-gang-involvement.html>. "Tupac Gangsta Quotes." Tupac Gangsta Quotes. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Tupac_Gangsta/>.
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rescued over 150 child soldiers including Jal. Sadly‚ shortly after adopting Jal‚ she died in a car crash. That left Jal “orphaned” once again. In Kenya is when Jal first heard hip-hop music. Some of the artists that affected him early on were Tupac Shakur‚ Public Enemy‚ and Biggie Smalls‚ though he gets his inspiration from contemporary hip-hop artist like Kayne West and Nas. He considers music his therapy to what he has gone through. He finds that he survived for a reason‚ to tell his story to
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skills. Take Tupac Shakur for instance‚ his rap music has such meaningful metaphors which should be used in the classroom because they can truly help teenagers understand the meaning of a metaphor and students will actually be interested in the topic. Music is such a complex language that even incorporates mathematics‚ science‚ history‚ physical education‚ coordination‚ and even mental ability. Most teenagers find hip hop artist like Tupac interesting because they can relate to Tupac ’s music about
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poison sword. Although Hamlet was already poisoned and knew he was going to die‚ he wanted to make sure that Claudius went down with him. Although Rap disses and killing someone’s father are dissimilar‚ the concept of revenge are alike between the Tupac/Biggie animosity and the Hamlet/Claudius
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from pieces to weight book summary The book I read is called From pieces to weight by Curtis Jackson also known as 50 cent and Kris Ex. This book is about Curtis Jackson’s life and the struggles he went through to make it out the " ghetto." Curtis Jackson shows how he went from a boy who’s mom was a drug dealer‚ then made a living through drug dealing‚ and finally becomes a rap artist. Curtis Jackson lived in the south side of Queens‚ New York. His mother was a small time drug dealer in order
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Its distinct sound‚ images‚ and attitude are notorious to people of all areas‚ races‚ and cultures. Rap artists like Grandmaster Flash‚ Run DMC‚ Public Enemy‚ Ice-T‚ N.W.A.‚ Ice Cube‚ Salt ’n’ Pepa‚ Queen Latifah‚ Wu-Tang Clan‚ Snoop Doggy Dogg‚ Tupac Shakur‚ the Fugees‚ P-Funk‚ and many others produced a unique music genre of the urban underclass. Given the relatively low expenses in producing and distributing popular music‚ black artists and producers themselves have often controlled this mode of
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